![]() The young Levi Dexter grew up in Chelsea, London then moved to Southend-On-Sea “ A big Teddyboy town. The first half of the 70’s brought a resurgence of interest in Rock and Roll and Rockabilly with bands like Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers, the Riot Rockers, Flying Saucers etc. In 2013, they returned with their classic line-up (Dibbs Preston on vocals, Barry Ryan and Danny Harvey on guitar, Smutty Smiff on double bass and both Mike osborne and Lewis King on drums) and an amazing album proving that they could show the young generation how to rock! The Rockats created neo-rockabilly – or most probably the term was created for them – and influenced countless bands from New York to Helsinki via Tokyo. The five guys pictured on the cover had it all, the attitude, top haircuts, a double bass, flashy clothes (having a pair of red trousers became my new obsession), bow ties… I was ready to surrender even before the first listen, which, once I finally put my hand on the so coveted album, didn’t disappoint me. ![]() I found it terribly cool and for the kid that I was, it looked like the incarnation of cool. I clearly remember seeing the cover of “Live At the Ritz” in a French Rock magazine. ![]() My first contact with the Rockats was not musical but visual. ![]()
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